Sentences with phrase «called needle biopsy»

This procedure is also called needle biopsy.

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Current procedure calls for a predictive diagnostic biopsy, in which a needle is inserted into the organ at various locations, sometimes guided by MRI and ultrasound.

Physicians can also use endoscopes to collect tissue for biopsy in a procedure called «endoscopic ultrasound - guided, fine needle aspiration.»

One common cause of false positives are so - called «high - risk» lesions that appear suspicious on mammograms and have abnormal cells when tested by needle biopsy.

Nodules are typically evaluated by ultrasound scan and blood tests, and sometimes by an outpatient biopsy called fine needle aspiration (FNA).

As an alternative to an actual skin biopsy we can do a simpler test called a fine needle aspirate.

Sometimes, the veterinarian can obtain these biopsy samples without surgery by directing a biopsy needle with an ultrasound machine; or using an apparatus called a laparoscope.

To diagnose this feline hepatic lipidosis, your veterinarian will do a blood test and take a liver sample for testing (biopsy) using a technique called fine needle aspiration.

I called Dr. McKenzie who saw Brit immediately and did a needle biopsy and x-ray.